Joe Mantegna

Joined the cast of CBS' drama "Criminal Minds," replacing Mandy Patinkin

Portrayed studio head 'Lou Manahan' in USA Network's "The Starter Wife"; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Reprised the character of Fat Tony in "The Simpsons Movie"

Cast in the ensemble "Nine Lives"; Rodrigo García directs a series of vignettes, offering glimpses into the lives of nine women

Co-starred with Anne Archer in "Uncle Nino" a film about a dysfunctional family brought closer by a visiting relative

Cast as the father of Jonathan Tucker's character in the drama "Stateside"

Co-starred as a US Supreme Court Justice in the CBS series "First Monday"

Reprised role as Parker's PI Spenser in the A&E original "Walking Shadows"

Again played Spenser in "Thin Air" (A&E)

Feature directorial debut, "Lakeboat"

Appeared as Robert Parker's private investigator Spenser in the A&E telefilm "Small Vices"

Executive produced and starred in "Hoods" (Starz!)

Had supporting role in Barry Levinson's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale "Liberty Heights"

Cast as Dean Martin in the HBO biopic "The Rat Pack"

Recreated stage role of Gomez who covets the titular "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit"; screened at the Sundance Film Festival before becoming a direct-to-video release

Reprised role in the sequel "Mario Puzo's The Last Don II" (CBS)

Portrayed yet another mafiosa in the CBS miniseries "Mario Puzo's The Last Don"; received an Emmy nomination

Starred opposite Blythe Danner as Holocaust survivors in "A Call to Remember" (Starz!)

Played an agent in "Up Close and Personal"

Directed Mamet's play "Lifeboat" at the Tiffany Theater in West Hollywood

Received strong notices as an emergency room physician in the "HBO Showcase" production "State of Emergency"

Co-starred with Madonna in the film "Body of Evidence"

Offered a fine change-of-pace turn as the father of a chess prodigy in "Searching for Bobby Fischer"

Had the leading role of a genius inventor in the TV adaptation of Mamet's "The Water Engine" (TNT)

Portrayed Hollywood veteran George Raft in Barry Levinson's "Bugsy"

Provided the voice of the recurring character Fat Tony in episodes of the Fox animated series "The Simpsons"

Cast as a small-time hood named Joey Zasa in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather, Part III"

Starred opposite Mia Farrow in Woody Allen's "Alice"

Returned to Broadway in Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow"; co-starring with Madonna and Ron Silver

Starred opposite Don Ameche in Mamet's "Things Change"

Played first leading role in a film, "House of Games"; written and directed by David Mamet

First major feature acting role, "Compromising Positions" portraying a womanizing dentist who is murdered

Breakthrough stage role as Ricky Roma in Mamet's Pulitzer-winning "Glengarry Glen Ross"; won Tony Award

Primetime TV debut in the ABC biopic "Elvis"

Broadway debut in the musical "Working"

Moved to Los Angeles with wife; actor Dennis Franz traveled with them

Staged and co-scripted (with Organic Theater associates) "Bleacher Bums"

Worked as teacher at Columbia College, Chicago

Joined Organic Theatre Company (remained six years) acting in such productions as "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit"

Returned to Chicago

First professional stage job cast as Berger in a touring production of "Hair"

Acted in David Mamet's "A Life in the Theater"

Acted in several high school plays

Sang in a rock band, Apocryphals, while in high school

Started a business taking head shots of actors